Ridgefield in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Ye Burying Yard

By Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010

1. Ye Burying Yard Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ye Burying
Yard
Ridgefield's
Oldest Cemetery
Restored 1988
maintained by
The Caudatowa Garden Club
&
Parks & Recreation Dept.
The Burying Yard contains a monument listing 40 people who were buried in this cemetery between 1708 and about 1760. No original stones still stand.
Inscribed on the stone monument in the Burying Yard: Ye burying Yard. Lay'd out ye Nov. 25. 1708
by the first Settlers of the Town of Ridgefield. Samuel Keeler • Sarah Keeler • Annie Benedict • Uzziell Hyatt • John Sturdevant • Ruth Keeler • Rebecka Sherwood • Thankfull Burt • Richard Osburn • Sarah Osburn • Abigail Saintjohn • Sarah Smith • Abigail Wood • Daniel Whittamore • Hannah Keeler • Daniel Olmstead • Elisabeth Northrup • Nathan Smith • James Bennett • Henry Whitne • John Osburn • Abraham Whitlock • William Ventrum • Jonathan Rockwell • Abigail Rockwell • Sarah Saintjohn • Mary Smith • John Nichols • Mary Cates • William Northrup • Abigail Lowder • Mary Rockwell • Rebeckah Rockwell • James Osburn • Mary Rockwell • Jeremiah Benedict • Capt. Matthew Benedict • John

By Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010

2. Ye Burying Yard Marker

Benedict An Unknown British Soldier Killed At The Battle Of Ridgefield
Erected by the Village Improvement Committee
In the Year 1931

Erected by The Caudatowa Garden Club and Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Dept.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 41° 16.089′ N, 73° 29.607′ W. Marker is in Ridgefield, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of East Wilton Road and Creamery Road, on the right when traveling east on East Wilton Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgefield CT 06877, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ensign James Benedict House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Keeler Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Keeler Tavern and the “Big Shop” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ridgefield's Colonial Plans (approx. half a mile away); Ridgefield Veterans Monument (approx. half a mile away); The Town Common and Hauley House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rev. Thomas Hawley House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Benedict Arnold's Betrayal and Lieutenant Joshua King (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgefield.

The Stone Monument in Ye Burying Yard image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010

3. The Stone Monument in Ye Burying Yard

By Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010

4. The Stone Monument in Ye Burying Yard

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.